Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow Caledonian University

The university was founded in 1993 after the merger of The Queen's College, Glasgow and Glasgow Polytechnic. As of 2015 it is one of Scotland's largest universities with nearly 20,000 students. It is regularly ranked among the UK's top ten modern universities.

Heriot Watt UniversityHeriot Watt University

Founded in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh. Became an independent university in 1966, it has campuses in Orkney, the Scottish Borders, Dubai and Malaysia. It boasts over 30,000 students globally.

Queen Margaret UniversityQueen Margaret University

Founded in 1875 as the Edinburgh School of Cookery and originally as a woman's only institution, it was granted university status in 2007. With over 5,500 students the university boasts a graduate employment rate of over 90%.

Robert Gordon UniversityRobert Gordon University

Situated in Aberdeen, the university was founded in 1992. The university consistently appears at the top of the graduate employment tables with over 97% of its graduates finding employment or further study within 6 months of graduating from 2011 up to and including 2014.

University of AberdeenUniversity of Aberdeen

Founded in 1495, the University of Aberdeen is is the 3rd oldest Scottish university and the 5th oldest in the English speaking world. With over 14,000 students, it is ranked in the top 200 universities in the world.

University of DundeeUniversity of Dundee

Founded in 1881 as University College Dundee but with no power to award degrees it became a constituent college of the University of St. Andrews in 1897. In 1967 the college was granted university status and became the University of Dundee. With over 15,000 students the university was voted Scotland's university of the year 2016.

University of EdinburghUniversity of Edinburgh

Founded in 1582, the University of Edinburgh is the 6th oldest university in the English speaking world. Edinburgh was ranked 19th best university in the world 2016/17. The university attracts around 35,000 students, the majority of which study within the College of Humanities and Social Science, the largest of its three colleges.

University of St.AndrewsUniversity of St. Andrews

Founded between 1410 and 1413 it is the oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland. St. Andrews is the 3rd oldest university in the English speaking world. With over 10,000 students it is ranked the 3rd best university in the UK. St Andrews offers 600 degree combinations, which span four faculties and 18 academic schools. The most popular courses available at the institution are Economics, Medicine, International Relations, Astrophysics, Divinity, Classics, History and English.

University of StirlingUniversity of Stirling

Founded by Royal Charter in 1967 the university is ranked 3rd in the UK for graduate employment prospects in 2016 . The university has over 11,000 students and is the Centre for Excellence in Sport. The university has campuses in Inverness and Stornoway specialising in Nursing and Midwifery.

University of StrathclydeUniversity of Strathclyde

Granted university status in 1964, it was originally founded in 1796 through the will of John Anderson who was a Natural Philosophy professor at the University of Glasgow. The university has over 21,000 students and was voted university of the year in 2012.

Open UniversityOpen University

The Open University in Scotland has around 15,000 students supported by 550 tutors across the country providing high-quality university education to all who wish to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential.